July 14, 2012: Orioles 8, Tigers 6

July 14, 2012: Orioles 8, Tigers 6

Lloyd Fox, Baltimore Sun

Taylor Teagarden hadn't played in a major league game in 11 months. He hadn't hit a big league home run in nearly two years. But when the backup catcher came off the disabled list to make his Orioles debut in the team's 87th game of 2012, he quickly became a hero. Teagarden came off the bench in the 11th inning and, in the 13th, he took Joaquin Benoit deep for a two-run shot to right-center. "Oh man, I wanted to run home as fast as I could," Teagarden said. "I never had a walk-off home run. ... I was just like, 'Get me home.'"

Taylor Teagarden hadn't played in a major league game in 11 months. He hadn't hit a big league home run in nearly two years. But when the backup catcher came off the disabled list to make his Orioles debut in the team's 87th game of 2012, he quickly became a hero. Teagarden came off the bench in the 11th inning and, in the 13th, he took Joaquin Benoit deep for a two-run shot to right-center. "Oh man, I wanted to run home as fast as I could," Teagarden said. "I never had a walk-off home run. ... I was just like, 'Get me home.'" (Lloyd Fox, Baltimore Sun)

Taylor Teagarden hadn't played in a major league game in 11 months. He hadn't hit a big league home run in nearly two years. But when the backup catcher came off the disabled list to make his Orioles debut in the team's 87th game of 2012, he quickly became a hero. Teagarden came off the bench in the 11th inning and, in the 13th, he took Joaquin Benoit deep for a two-run shot to right-center. "Oh man, I wanted to run home as fast as I could," Teagarden said. "I never had a walk-off home run. ... I was just like, 'Get me home.'"